Ok, so there are no Anhinga's locally, but we did have fine looks at one's in Florida. We (family) had to go to FL for a brief visit, fam biz. For 4 days, certainly not long enough. We birded the east coast near my Mom in Vero Beach, and the west coast near Tampa where we left Will. And points in between. List: PB Grebe, No Gannet, Am and Br Pelicans, Mag Frigatebird, Snowy, Lil Blue, TriColored, and Green Herons, White and Glossy Ibis, Rose Spoonbill, TuVu and BlVU, WoDuck, No Shoveler, Ring N Duck, Red Br Merg, many Osprey, BA Eagle, Sharpie, Red Shouldered, red-tailed Hawks, Kestrel, Sora, Am Oystercatcher, Bl Bellied and Piping Plovers, Yellowlegs, Willets, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Laughing, Bonaparts (breeding pl), Ring-billed , and Herring Gulls ,Caspian, Royal, and Sandwich Terns, Co Ground Dove, BE Kingfisher, Red-bellied Woodp, Tree Swall, Fish Crow, Blue Jay, and *Fl Scrub Jay(first), BG Gnatcatcher, No Parula, Yello rump W, Palm, and B and W Warb, Boat-tailed Grackle (doing courtship !), Snail Kite, Crested Caracara, Sandhill Crane,Bl Skimmer, Am Coot and a few more regulars. So..... I recommend a birding trip to the sunny south ! We even swam, walked around in shorts, and saw palm trees ! BS Bill Shepard Project Coordinator CT River Birding Trail 2360 Academy Road Thetford Center, VT 05075 Home: 802 785-2855 **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************